Bluegrass Country

The Mast Farm Inn Emerging Artists Concerts at the 2010 IBMA Conference

The Mast Farm Inn in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, is hosting a 5-day after-hours “Emerging Artist Concerts” series at The International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) World of Bluegrass 2010, in Nashville TN.
These 5 Events will each feature 5 bands and take place from Monday, September 27th to Saturday, October 2nd on-site at the Nashville Convention [...]

CCE Washington Irish Folk Festival

The 15th annual CCE Irish Folk Festival kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 12 p.m. in downtown Fairfax City, Virginia.
Musical instrument workshops will be offered in traditional Irish fiddling from world-class fiddler Willie Kelly; button-accordion virtuoso Mary Rafferty Clancy and others. The Irish dance schools performing at the festival will explain the nature of [...]

Hazel Dickens and the Claire Lynch Band

Hazel Dickens and the Claire Lynch Band will perform at McDaniel College’s Alumni Hall Theater Thursday, July 15 at 8 p.m.
Many know Claire Lynch as the legendary female vocalist from the classic bluegrass group Front Porch String Band, the voice on Moonlighter and Lovelight, or the harmonizer from Dolly Parton’s bluegrass CD’s, The Grass is [...]

Common Ground on the Hill

Traditions Week II: July 11-16

Common Ground on the Hill and McDaniel College in central Maryland are offering two separate week-long sessions of workshops, classes, dances, art exhibits, and concerts on its beautiful campus in central Maryland. Sessions topics include banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar & bass.

DC Bluegrass Festival

The first DC Bluegrass Festival will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Langley High School (6520 Georgetown Pike in McLean, VA 22101) from 1pm to 9pm.
Headlining the festival is the band Mountain Heart. Also appearing are Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie, Country Current, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Walt Michael [...]

D.C. Bluegrass Union Fall Concert

WAMU’s Bluegrass Country is proud to be the media sponsor for the D.C. Bluegrass Union’s Fall Concert, featuring Chester River Runoff and IBMA nominees The Gibson Brothers.
6:30 p.m., November 14, 2009
James Lee Community Theater, located in the James Lee Community Center
2855-A Annandale Road
Falls Church, VA
Tickets are $18 for DCBU members and children 12 and under; [...]

Béla Fleck & The Original Flecktones featuring Victor Lemonte Wooten, Futureman and Howard Levy

For Flecktones fans—and anyone who loves boundary-busting music by world-class players, here’s reason to give thanks early this year! The world’s best and most versatile banjo player, Béla Fleck, has reassembled the original Flecktones including harmonica extraordinaire Howard Levy for the first time in 18 years and the Strathmore audience will be among the few [...]

Sunflower Fest

Doubling as a wedding (DC-based documentary film producer Sara Parnell and local musician Joe Crosby) and a public music festival, Sunflower Fest will be held lakeside at the Rocky Gap State Park amphitheater right outside Cumberland, MD.
Show date is Saturday, October 10, 2009 (Columbus Day weekend) peak time for the autumn foliage in the mountains [...]

Annual Speedy Tolliver Fiddler and Banjo Fest

The fest has become a tradition in Arlington, a tribute to Speedy’s lifelong achievements – all 91 years of them – and dedication to traditional music.
A respected presence at any American roots music gathering, Speedy Tolliver is known for his versatility, having mastered various fiddle and banjo styles including old time, bluegrass, Dixieland and swing. [...]

A Tribute to American Acoustic Music

Saturday, Nov 8 – Katy Daley emcees a concert featuring Mark O’Connor, Tony Trischka, Frank Vignola, and The Biscuit Burners, tracing the historical roots of American acoustic music from its beginnings right up to the era of modern day jazz and swing. Held at the Kennedy Center.